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The Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas: An Assessment Guide

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Social and Economic
Benefits of Protected Areas
An Assessment Guide
Edited by Marianne Kettunen and
Patrick ten Brink
"This book is [therefore] extremely welcome, coming at the moment when interest
in assessment is higher than at any time before. The team of authors… has
assembled an impressive global evidence base and practical advice, drawing on
years of experience. We urge everyone involved in protected areas conservation
to benefit from its guidance and help to promote protected areas as natural
solutions to many of the world’s sustainability challenges."
– From the Foreword by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Secretariat
of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich, Chair
of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

"This book presents a timely and practical guide to assessing and communicating
the multiple values of protected areas… Essential reading for all wishing to ensure
that nature is more fully taken into account in decision making”
– Professor Nick Davidson, Deputy Secretary General, Ramsar Convention Secretariat

"A timely, practical and inspiring guidebook that helps us to value the multiple benefits of protected areas and to communicate them better to
local people and decision-makers. A must-read for all protected area managers!"
– Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen, Senior Advisor for International Affairs, Metsähallitus Natural Heritage Services, Finland

"This book is an excellent, practice-oriented overview of current methodological approaches and challenges to assess the ecosystem services
provided by protected areas. It gives clear indication and guidance how to better understand the potentials and shortcomings of assessing and
valuing nature and how these values can be taken up by and communicated to the decision making processes."
– Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Senior Policy Advisor on Biodiversity, Andreas Baumüller, Head of Natural Resources and Land Use and Peter Torkler, EU
Policy, WWF

About the book

Protected areas (PAs) contain biodiversity and ecosystems of high conservation value. In addition, these areas provide a range of benefits, both
direct and indirect, to our societies and economies, i.e. so called ecosystem services. These services include, for example, an ecosystem's ability
to regulate floods and climate, purify water, secure the pollination of crops, and create opportunities for recreation, culture and tourism.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of PAs and PA networks and provides step-by-step practical
guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various ecosystem services and related benefits provided by PAs. It also aims to improve the
communication of PA benefits to different stakeholders and the general public. It is shown that identifying and valuing the socio-economic
benefits of PAs can be beneficial for several reasons. Demonstrating socio-economic importance of a protected site can significantly increase
political and stakeholder support for the site and resolve conflicts between different interest groups. This can lead to positive changes in policies
and decision-making. Insights on PA benefits are also needed to identify a combination of actions and land use practices that best support the
sustainable and equitable utilisation of these benefits, while retaining a site’s conservation goals. Finally, demonstrating different benefits can
help to discover alternative and sustainable sources for financing the management of PAs.

Marianne Kettunen is Senior Policy Analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Guest Researcher at the Finnish
Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
Patrick ten Brink is Senior Fellow and Head of Office at the Institute for European Environmental Policy in Brussels, Belgium. He is also the editor of
the book: "The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making", developed within "The Economics of
Ecosystems and Biodiversity" (TEEB) project, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Contents
Foreword Introduction Part 1: Contextual Guidance Part 2: Practical Guidance Step I. A Scoping Assessment of Possible Benefits Step II. Detailed
Methodological Guidance to Estimating Benefits Step III: Interpreting, Using and Communicating the Estimates Conclusions

August 2013 | 368 pages

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